The Senate Returns today and they vote later on a house passed resolution disapproving a new federal rule revising oversight oflow income banking services. Later in the week , a vote on a gop backed coronavirus Economic Relief bill. They will also take up the Supreme Court nomination of Amy Coney Barrett. Live now to the senate floor on cspan2. In the law and the prophets. We praise you for this profound maxim to guide our ethical conduct. May it provide our lawmakers with wisdom to make sound decisions and strength to walk in the way of justice and freedom for all. We pray in your wonderful name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Grassley madam president. The presiding officer the president pro tempore. Mr. Grassley one minute for morning business, please. Th
It is my great honor to introduce someone who is a hero of mine, a friend of mine. When i first had the opportunity to meet her and most of the seven, eight years ago i told her the story of how my sister when she was in sixth grade played her in a biography in school where they had to pick somebody that they wanted to emulate and research in play for a day. My sister chose jane goodall. She is truly an inspirational voice for the teacher of our planet, and accomplished scientist, accomplished writer, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute which supports research as well as many other programs and research and education. Ive had the chance to visit their Education Programs in schools in massachusetts and in colorado called roots and shoots to bring kids closer to issues around the environment. Icier see that we have kids here today. She continues to travel and speak to save our planets. Over 300 days a year she speaks. In fact, the last time iran into her was changing planes in Heathrow
Host caitlin emma from politico. Read more at politico. Com. Thanks so much for the update. Reporter thank you. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2019] the house will be back shortly to vote on the rule for that fivebill package. Also in the upcoming debate, they will have final package passage vote on that first measure they started last week. The one that includes laborhealthHuman Serviceseducationdefensestat eforeign operations. Take you live back to the house floor now for that series of votes. Postponed. Votes will be taken in the following order. Ordering the previous question on House Resolution 445 and adoption of House Resolution 445 if ordered. The first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15minute vote. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule 20, remaining electronic votes will be conducted as fiveminute votes. Pursuant to clause
Mississippi festival board of directors, i had the pleasure of working with scott on the board. Hes something of a lifer. Hes been on the board since the very of the book festival in 2015. Scotts also a member of the mississippi arts commission, the Mississippi Institute of arts and letters hes an ardent champion of arts. Hes the coowner of books and cat island coffee, house and Pass Christian and gulfport gulfport. Thank you very much and welcome to our session this morning on nature and the environment for of my life, my entry to america in history was through the biographies of our founding fathers, washington, jefferson, franklin, and then through to lincoln, frederick douglass, Theodore Martin luther king, chisholm, henrietta lacks, james baldwin, eisenhower, among many others. But then two years ago, i was fortunate enough to read jack davis as the bald eagle. And then a whole new world opened to me and missed the little earth upon which our country was founded and without which
The presiding officer the senate will come to order. The parliamentarian will read a communication to the senate. The parliamentarian washington, d. C. , october 13, 2023. To the senate under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable thomas r. Carper, a senator from the state of delaware, to perform the duties of the chair. Signed patty murray, president pro tempore. The presiding officer under the previous order, the Senate Stands adjourned until 3 00 p. M. On monday, october 16, 2023. And the senate now gavelling out from the brief session. When lawmakers return you can see live coverage here on cspan2. We take you back to our book tv programming. The powers he had and so, you know, thats a real part of making him come alive and then later, you know, theres something called gorge, in Yosemite National park. After the sierra club was established and they did high trips up there, they also hiked down through there. So, th